Whoever wins Israel's election next week must answer demands for relief from soaring housing prices and a high cost of living, but the days of big state spending on social programmes are unlikely to return.

harm El-Sheikh will host the Egyptian Economic Development Conference on which authorities are pinning high hopes of attracting at least $10 billion in foreign investment to prop up the country’s battered economy.

harm El-Sheikh will host the Egyptian Economic Development Conference on which authorities are pinning high hopes of attracting at least $10 billion in foreign investment to prop up the country’s battered economy.